And I do not feel this will change much of anything anyway. It will be noted but many people will do what they were taught because an IW is a lot worse then a situation when a whistle is not blown and players are continuing on some level. But usually most players stop on their own when it is clear the play is over. Even a late whistle often does not stop players, they already stopped. It is really much to do about nothing if you ask me. I will wait to see if this is even addressed at our meetings this pre-season.

Peace

Evidently there have been enough complaints that the CFO felt a need to address it.

I guess, but I have never heard any trainer or supervisor complain about not using a whistle as this memo suggests.

Peace

Reading between the lines of the memo, I'm thinking the impetus for this came from coaches.

I agree and a reason this will be business as usual. I doubt other than this memo much is going to be changed or addressed at least in my world. I could be wrong, but that is a guess on my part.

Peace

Same old story. The rule book says to blow the whistle. Now the Big Cheese issues a memo directing us to do the same. Yet many will refuse.

The fact that McAulay authored this memo is not at all surprising to me.

I think I was there at the genesis of this memo and, if so, it had little to do with coaches.